The failure to factor in the transmission loss in the energy purchase agreements (EPAs) with solar power generators has resulted in an additional expenditure of ₹245.27 crore for Tangedco, according to the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India Compliance Audit for the year ending March 2020.
The audit observed that the solar power generators (SPG) did not adhere to the EPA and the CEA regulations and had not installed the meters at the inter-connection point. Tangedco failed to ensure the installation of energy accounting meters at the sub-station’s end and the payment to the SPGs were made based on the energy recorded in meters, installed at the generating end. Consequently, the transmission loss between the generating station and the pooling substation (Tangedco’s sub-station) was absorbed by Tangedco.
